Their fragile alliance is at the fore in the effort to pass a health-care bill. For months, McConnell, the consummate political insider, has been dispensing his counsel to Trump, the ultimate outsider, who has been absorbing the Kentuckian’s words. In addition to dealing with Trump, McConnell deals mainly with Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, budget director Mick Mulvaney and Vice President Pence, according to a person familiar with the situation. For Trump, the health-care debate in the Senate will not only depend on how well he can work with McConnell. As the House was working on its health-care bill, Trump held meetings with centrist and conservative GOP members as he sought to build support for the measure.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2017 19:41 UTC